Saturday, August 28, 2010

Potter wasp emerged from mud ball

Potter Wasp emerged from mud ball

Potter wasp mud balls

I found three mud balls on some porch furniture in Allegheny County on 23 July. A week later, this Potter Wasp ( Eumenes sp) emerged from one of the mud balls. Presumably the mud ball was full of paralyzed caterpillars, and this wasp spent its larval period eating those caterpillars.